Abbot House

07/06/2026

Find us here again today at the Maygate. 😁

06/06/2026

Come and add to the Sketching Station Gallery tomorrow – the table was occupied most of the day with happy sketchers! Your artwork can be added to a display to be returned later.

• Inspiration Station – my own original artwork, and books about sketching 😊
• Creation Station – Sketching Fife creations that you can browse through
• Sketching Station – pencils, pens, paint and paper for you to use!

Thank you to everyone who came along today – looking forward to the same again tomorrow, 10am–4pm!

06/06/2026

06/06/2026

Don't forget it's Open Studios around Dunfermline today and tomorrow folks. Lots of artists and designers set up around Dunfermline. Please see a link below to the website which also contains a downloadable map with all the venues including Abbot House.
https://www.dunfermlineopenstudios.uk/

Another exciting weekend coming up in Dunfermline as we welcome the very first Dunfermline Open Studios event on Sat and Sun to Abbot House, Pittencrieff House and The Kingsgate centre.. then the Dunfermline City Running Festival on Sunday morning.

As The Maygate will be very busy on Sunday we've decided to open our Gift Shop from 10-4. Please come along and support the city.

05/06/2026

You'll now find a lovely new bench in our Abbot House garden. It doesn't have a plaque but has been placed there in memory of someone very special who was always there to help us with all the rubbish jobs. Please enjoy using it 💙

05/06/2026

Please note road closures around Dunfermline this Sunday.

🚧 Dunfermline road closures - Auld Toon 10K (Sunday 7 June) 🚧

If you’re travelling in and around Dunfermline, please be aware of temporary road closures for the Dunfermline City Running Festival Auld Toon 10K this Sunday.

⏰ A rolling road closure will be in place approximately from 9.30am to 12.30pm to allow the event to take place safely.

👉 Roads affected: Comely Park, West Drive, New Row, Kirkgate, High Street, Abbot Street, Bridge Street, Priory Lane, St Margaret Street, East Port, St Catherines Wynd, Monastery Street, Park Avenue, Canmore Street, Viewfield Terrace and Maygate.

🚗 What you need to know:
- Emergency access will be maintained
- Vehicle movement is prohibited during the closure times
- Pedestrian access will still be available
- Please plan ahead and move vehicles in advance if needed

If you are planning to travel in the area, please allow extra time for your journey and follow local signage.

👟 Why not come along, cheer on the runners and visit the festival event in Pittencrieff Park?

05/06/2026

It was a pleasure to meet with Jim Leishman to promote the Love Local campaign at Abbot House.

NEWS: Fife Council supports Scotland Loves Local Week

Fife Council is once again proudly backing Scotland Loves Local Week - and Provost of Fife Jim Leishman has been flying the flag for local businesses.

As the nation prepares to cheer on Scotland at the World Cup, the Provost is urging everyone to get behind their local enterprises, helping to build stronger communities.

He is showing his support for choosing local ahead of Scotland Loves Local Week, which starts on June 13th, just hours before Steve Clarke’s side kick-off their campaign against Haiti in Boston.

With national pride hitting a high, the team at Scotland Loves Local is urging people to celebrate local pride as well.

And that can start by supporting local businesses when shopping for the likes of World Cup parties, visiting local venues screening matches - and then sticking with the habit of choosing local year-round.

Mr Leishman is one of Scottish football’s most celebrated characters, the current chairman of Scottish Cup finalists Dunfermline Athletic and a vocal champion of local life in Fife.

He said: “In Fife, we’re proud of our communities and the people who keep them going day in, day out.

“Our local businesses are at the heart of that.

“With Scotland heading to the World Cup, there’s a real buzz about the place - and it’s the perfect time to get behind the shops, cafes and venues on our own doorstep.

“Local businesses give the place its life and character, and they need our backing.

“If we all make the effort to choose local, even in small ways, it helps our high streets and town centres thrive.”

Mr Leishman paid a visit to Abbot House in Dunfermline ahead of Scotland Loves Local Week, where they met with Operations Director for Abbot House Louise Hutchison. (pictured)

Scotland Loves Local is the drive for people to build stronger, more sustainable futures for their community by supporting the businesses in their area, potentially injecting millions of pounds into regional economies.

The importance of that will be championed during Scotland Loves Local Week, the theme for which this year is ‘Flying The Flag for Local Businesses’.

Fife Council is among its supporters, with businesses and other organisations across the region also getting behind it.

Kimberley Guthrie is Chief Officer of Scotland's Towns Partnership, the organisation which spearheads Scotland Loves Local.

She said: “It is easy to underestimate the impact of local people supporting local businesses, and local businesses supporting one another. Yet every one of us can play a remarkable role in driving community wealth and building stronger, more resilient communities simply by choosing to do so.”

Scotland Loves Local is supported by the Scottish Government. For more information about getting involved, go to the link in comments

04/06/2026

Looking forward to this weekend in the Abbot House Workshop.

I'll have three areas set up:

• Sketching Station – have a go yourself!
• Inspiration Station – sketches and books about sketching
• Creation Station – pick up things I've created!

Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June, 10am–4pm
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04/06/2026

Not only did we get a BIG delivery of Kin Bees - Award Winning Honey today but we also got to dig into one of the honeycombs. It tastes beautiful and rich from the chestnut trees 🐝